Find all the tools, tips, and resources you need to prepare for the ARE. Discover how the NCARB Certificate can help you expand your professional reach.

To record experience hours, you'll need to establish an NCARB Record. Once you've created your Record, you can track your hours and your AXP supervisor will approve them.

Find all the tools, tips, and resources you need to prepare for the ARE. Discover how the NCARB Certificate can help you expand your professional reach.

Get started on the path to licensure by creating an NCARB Record. Your Record includes details on your educational history, work experience, current licensure status, and more.

Developed by NCARB and required by most U.S. licensing boards, the AXP provides a framework to guide you through earning and reporting your professional experience. As you progress …

Get familiar with the basic steps toward becoming an architect—and how NCARB can help. Learn how to earn and record the experience you need to practice architecture. Find all the tools, …

NCARB offers simulations of full-length ARE 5.0 divisions through the ARE 5.0 practice exams. There are six practice exams and one demo exam, all of which are available at no cost to …

Detailed explanations of all ARE 5.0 policies can be found in the ARE 5.0 Guidelines, but you can also learn more about some of NCARB's policies on our website:

As you prepare to take the Architect Registration Examination ® (ARE ®), NCARB is here to help with study tools and resources to guide you through the process. The exam features six …

NCARB's Role Learn more about what we do to serve the architectural profession and why.